Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God

Expanded 2LP edition of his landmark 2013 solo debut!

Includes bonus LP of B-sides, demos and alternate takes

Double LP clear vinyl with opaque purple swirl

Tip-on gatefold jacket with rainbow foil, custom inner-sleeves, labels, and fold-out insert with new artwork

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James has announced the release of Regions of Light and Sound of God (Deluxe Reissue), a newly expanded edition of his landmark 2013 debut solo album available via ATO Records.

Regions of Light and Sound of God (Deluxe Reissue) includes the original nine-song album along with a bonus LP featuring 12 rare B-sides, previously unreleased demos, and alternate takes, presented as a 2LP on clear vinyl with an opaque purple "color-in-color" effect, with a deluxe tip-on gatefold jacket with rainbow foil, custom inner-sleeves, labels, and fold-out insert with new artwork.

"I have changed a lot since then, many times over," says James. "So, in a lot of ways, it's like a time machine, thinking about these songs, remembering what life was like back then. What I have gained and lost since. It makes me feel grateful for all of the gifts I have been given and for all of the love I have experienced in my life. It also makes me really miss some people, places, and things as well that I know I can never get back. It's wild how as we age, we become more and more aware, more and more conscious, at least it seems that way to me.

"For most of my life, I feel like I was just RUNNING...trying my best but not fully conscious or aware of what was really happening. So lost - for better or worse. Not that we ever will be fully aware of anything but when I look back a lot of the time, I get this feeling where I am just blown away by how much we change as life goes on, and it seems to me one of the supreme gifts of getting older is increased awareness."

Regions of Light and Sound of God (Deluxe Reissue) includes such otherworldly songs as the previously unheard "Read Between (Begin Again)," joined by a new official visualizer streaming now at YouTube.

Side A

1. State of the Art (A E I O U)

2. Know Til Now

3. Dear One

4. A New Life

5. Exploding

Side B

1. Of the Mother Again

2. Actress

3. All Is Forgiven

4. God's Love to Deliver

Side C

1. All Is Forgiven [Alt Version]

2. State of the Art (A E I O U) [Demo]

3. A New Life [Alt Version]

4. Dear One [Demo]

5. Actress [Demo]

6. God's Love to Deliver [Demo]

Side D

1. You Always Know

2. Read Between (Begin Again)

3. Epichord

4. Sweets

5. Moving Away [Alt Version]

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